Effects / ASCII

ASCII Hatching

The Hatching ASCII effect uses diagonal line characters to create a crosshatch shading style similar to pen-and-ink illustrations or engraving artwork.

ascii-hatchingPro

Effect ID: ascii-hatching

Example Configuration

ascii-hatching.json

{
  "effectId": "ascii-hatching",
  "ascii": {
    "cellSize": 8,
    "color": false,
    "invert": false,
    "charRotation": true
  }
}

Settings

Property	Type	Default	Description
`cellSize`	number	8	Size of each character cell in pixels
`color`	boolean	true	Preserve original colors
`invert`	boolean	false	Invert brightness mapping
`charRotation`	boolean	false	Enable character rotation for edge-aware hatching

Artistic Style

This effect mimics traditional artistic techniques:

Pen & ink - Classic illustration technique
Engraving - Currency and certificate style
Etching - Fine art printmaking look
Technical drawing - Blueprint shading

Tips

Disable color for authentic pen drawing look
Enable charRotation for edge-aware line direction
Works especially well with portraits
Larger cell sizes create bolder, more graphic results
Enable invert for white-on-black style